A randomized clinical trial on the efficacy of an early discharge to a hospital at home service of elderly patients with acute decompensation of severe chronic heart failure;Studio clinico randomizzato sull'efficacia della dimissione precoce in ospedalizzazione a domicilio di pazienti anziani con scompenso cardiaco cronico avanzato riacutizzato

Giornale di Gerontologia

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 78-85

  Tibaldi, V ^a   Isaia, G ^b   Bergerone, S ^b   Moiraghi, C ^c   Gariglio, F ^a   Marchetto, C ^a   Bertone, P ^a   Chiusano, V ^c   Molinar Roet, K ^c   Sciarrillo, I ^c   Bottignole, G ^a   Marinello, R ^a   Isaia, G C ^b   Aimonino Ricauda, N ^a  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b AOU San Giovanni Battista di Torino   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced heart failure; Early discharge; Hospital at home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MOOD; MORTALITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84878933912     PISSN: 00170305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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